Gary Neville told Diego Forlan after his two goals in December 2002 that if the Uruguayan didn’t do anything else in his Old Trafford career, he had become an overnight United legend.

This week Neville was reflecting on Sky TV about matches against Liverpool and was shown slicing a long range shot which narrowly missed the corner flag because as he thought his dream of scoring at the Kop End was about to come true.

Forlan’s name will no doubt be sung on Saturday in the visitors section in the Anfield Road stand. After all he did make the Scousers cry.